Lauren Williams is a Canadian professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Angelina Love. She works outside of TNA under the ring name Angel Williams.

Williams debuted in wrestling in 2000, working independent promotions around Canada. She was first a valet for various wrestlers such as Chris Sabin and Eric Young and then began to train under Rob Fuego to become a wrestler, as well.Williams briefly worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 2004, mainly wrestling on TNA Xplosion against Trinity. Williams also appeared on an episode of The Jenny Jones Show about former geeks turned into physical competitors. She also made an appearance on Kenny vs Spenny in the “Who is Stronger” episode.

World Wrestling Entertainment
She was working for promotions around America when World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) spotted her, and invited her to a tryout in June 2004. In November she trained at WWE’s developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling, and WWE signed her to a developmental contract in late 2004. She was assigned to wrestle and train in Deep South Wrestling (DSW), one of WWE’s developmental territories. Williams began managing Johnny Parisi in the summer of 2005. On September 8, 2005, Williams won her first match in Deep South by defeating Michelle McCool. On September 22, Williams was scheduled to wrestle against McCool, but Michelle never showed up. Instead Daisy Mae came out and challenged Williams. Williams was injured at the February 9, 2006 DSW TV Tapings, but she still managed to participate in the first ever Bikini Contest in DSW. She did not reveal her bikini because Palmer Cannon interrupted, which led to a match that featured him and Tommy Dreamer. During the match she could not physically get involved, so she walked backstage. On February 28, she underwent knee surgery in Birmingham, AL to repair her torn ACL. After almost 7 months of rehab, she stepped back into the ring at a DSW TV taping.At the beginning of November 2006, Williams started managing The Gymini, but The Gymini were released from their contracts in January 2007. Williams then got in a feud with General Manager of DSW, Krissy Vaine, after she made Williams lose her matches due to distractions by other Deep South Divas. At one point Williams had enough and even attacked Vaine in her office. At the March 15, 2007 Deep South TV Tapings Williams aligned herself again with Vaine and was promoted the Co-GM of Deep South Wrestling. When Deep South Wrestling shut down in April, Williams was moved to Ohio Valley Wrestling. Williams made her Ohio Valley Wrestling debut in a dark match at the May 16, 2007 television taping in Louisville, Kentucky, defeating Serena She was released from her developmental contract one day later.

Independent circuit
After being let go from her WWE developmental contract in May 2007, Williams resurfaced in Mexico’s Asistencia Asesorma y Administracisn (AAA) promotion under the name Canadian Angel on June 10, 2007. She also appeared for independent promotions such as NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling and Full Throttle Wrestling.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
In September 2007, she was contacted again by TNA to appear at their annual pay-per-view Bound for Glory, which was confirmed on the October 9 edition of TNA Today where she was interviewed by Jeremy Borash. At Bound For Glory, Williams participated in a 10 Knockout Gauntlet to crown the first TNA Women’s Champion. During the match, she was eliminated by Gail Kim and O.D.B., and the match was won in the end by Kim. At Genesis, Angel competed in a Four-Way match for the championship with Kim retaining her title.

The Beautiful People (2007–2009)
Williams soon began competing under the ring name “Angelina Love” and formed a partnership with Velvet Sky, calling themselves “Velvet-Love Entertainment”, later changed to “The Beautiful People”. The duo defeated ODB and Roxxi Laveaux at Turning Point in a Knockouts Tag Team match. Love and Sky became villains on the March 13 edition of Impact by attacking Laveaux. Love also participated at Lockdown in the first ever “Queen of the Cage” match but was pinned by Laveaux.

Love was the runner-up in the Make Over battle royal-ladder match at Sacrifice. Love then cost Gail Kim a match against Awesome Kong, costing her the chance of winning the Knockout Title. The Beautiful People hired Moose to join their team to face off with the team of Laveaux, ODB and Kim at Slammiversary, but lost. Love then lost to Gail Kim at Victory Road in a singles match. At Hard Justice she teamed with Velvet Sky and Awesome Kong in a losing effort against Gail Kim, ODB and Taylor Wilde then unsuccessfully challenged Wilde at No Surrender for the Women’s Knockout Championship.

Knockout Champion and release (2009)

Angelina Love representing The Beautiful PeopleLove earned another shot at the Women’s Knockout Championship at Lockdown, in a 3-Way Dance with Awesome Kong and Wilde. She won the match and the title after pinning Wilde. During the match she suffered a concussion while receiving a crossbody from Wilde. The following week, Awesome Kong interrupted her title celebration. In the following weeks, Kong destroyed Madison Rayne, Velvet Sky, and Cute Kip in Stretcher matches. At Sacrifice, Love retained her championship against Kong, and on the May 28 edition of Impact! she successfully defended her title against Sojournor Bolt. After the match she officially kicked Kip from the Beautiful People and was then assaulted by the debuting Tara. At Slammiversary Love successfully defended her title against Tara, before losing the title to her on the July 9, 2009 edition of Impact!. At Victory Road, however, Love controversially defeated Tara to win back the title, when Tara’s foot was on the bottom rope, which was unnoticed by ref Slick Johnson. At Hard Justice Love lost the Knockout title to ODB after Cody Deaner pinned Velvet Sky in a tag team match between the four. After the match, Love left the ring without Sky or Rayne, however in the following weeks, her relationship with Sky remained intact, with the duo cutting Rayne loose.

On September 3, 2009, Williams was released from TNA due to visa issues, while still a top draw in the women’s division. However on September 7, 2009, Williams posted a blog entry on her MySpace account stating that she would return to TNA Wrestling once the issues with her visa were sorted out. She continued appearing on Impact! for two more weeks due to the tapings being held before her release. In the episodes she and Velvet Sky advanced to the finals of the tournament for the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship with help from Madison Rayne, whom they afterwards welcomed to return to the Beautiful People. Rayne would go on to replace Love in the finals for the Knockout Tag Team Championship.

Return to TNA Wrestling (2010–present)
On January 2, 2010, it was reported that Williams had re-signed with TNA, she made her iMPACT! Debut on the 5th of January were she sat in the crowd, after The Beautiful People lost against Kong & Hamada, Angelina came into the ring to check on them, but later attacked all three members of The Beautiful People, leaving them upset.

Angelina has continued her feud with The Beautiful People teaming with long time rival Tara, and many other past rivals in hope to get her own back against The Beautiful People.

On the 5th of April, Love competed in a 8 Knockout Tag Team match, where she, ODB, Tara & Hamada competed against the Beautiful People & Daffney in a chance to win one of four box’s, where once you pin an opponent, you win and the other is out, you would then move on to get a key and get an opportunity to win either the Knockouts Title, Poison (Tara’s pet Tarantula), a contract to go against any Knockout of your choosing, and the last is to do a strip tease. Angelina was succesful in the match and pinned Lacey, she then went on to reveal she had won the Knockouts Title.

Just a few weeks after at Lockdown, Angelina found herself in the same position as Tara did loosing her Championship, In a Tag Team Match with all the Championships on the line, The Beautiful People’s Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne went against the team of Angelina & Tara, unfortunately Tara was pinned by Madison to become the Knockouts Champion, shortly after Tara tagged herself in but was hit by Lacey Von Erich, leading Madison to get the pin. After Angelina was furious, loosing her belt without getting pinned, Tara was sorry and put her hand out to Angelina, after a few moments Angelina accepted the hand shake, but Tara quickly attacked Angelina and leaving Angelina flat out in the middle of the ring.

A few weeks later, Madison beat Tara and ended her career, and then again defeated Roxxi and ended her career. Angelina came back from an injury and then feuded with Madison for the Knockouts Title. It was announced that at Victory Road, Angelina would face Madison for the title. Madison changed the stipulation to a ‘Career vs Title’ match again, but Angelina also changed it to if The Beautiful People get involved in their match, then Madison would be DQ’d and Angelina would get the Championship automatically. During their match a mysterious biker woman shown up, and attacked Angelina. Due to the woman being masked, the referee was unable to tell weather the woman was Velvet or Lacey. He then disqualified Madison for outside interference and gave the title to Angelina Love. This would mark Angelina’s fourth reign as Knockouts Champion. Angelina also made history as the first ever 4 time Knockouts Champion.